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Hundreds of Harry Potter fans in Asia turn up for 'Cursed Child' launch, keeping the magic alive

Bookstores in the region opened early on the big day.

Alicia Tan

on August 1, 2016

Hundreds of Harry Potter fans in Asia turn up for 'Cursed Child' launch, keeping the magic alive

Stacks of new book "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" are displayed at a book store during its launch in Singapore. Credit: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images

SINGAPORE -- After nearly 10 years since the last Harry Potter book, Potterheads in Asia finally get to dust off their wands and cauldrons.

The highly anticipated play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which reimagines "the boy who lived" as an adult launched in bookstores across the world on Sunday morning.

The book launch was timed to coincide with the play's premiere in London and Harry Potter's fictional birthday, which falls on July 31.

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Eager fans across Asia got up bright and early to be among the first to get their hands on the play's script. Many even dressed up for the occasion.

In Singapore, Potterheads started getting in line before sunrise at Books Kinokuniya. For the book launch, the bookstore opened three hours earlier than usual at 7.01 a.m.

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Over in the Philippines, fans took to social media to show their love for the chosen one and shower him with birthday wishes.

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Alicia Tan

Alicia Tan was an Asia Deputy Editor at Mashable. She has over 11 years of experience in journalism, magazine production and content publishing; specialising in women's lifestyle, fashion and beauty. When she's not writing, she's obsessing over Totoro, Ryan Gosling and online shopping.